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Axes & Axles: Cars and guitars celebrated at the NHRA museum

WITH VIDEO -- Cars and guitars--who can explain why the two go together? NHRA Museum director Tony Thacker says they both represent freedom. You could say they're both a means of self-expression.

Henrik Fisker leaves his eponymous company

Henrik Fisker, co-founder of Fisker Automotive, has resigned from the company as Fisker seeks funding to move forward. But Henrik Fisker managed to convince the car world his Fisker Karma was credible, even if its gestation has been plagued by problems,  the latest of which has been the demise of its battery supplier – A123 Systems – and the wrecking of a dock full of seemingly uninsured Karmas by Hurricane Sandy. The current problems at Fisker has seen them seeking a new investor, with two Chinese companies – Geely and Dohnfeng – vying to take a majority stake in Fisker Automotive and help Fisker recover sales of the Karma and move on with Project Nina, the smaller Fisker Atlantic.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition stars at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013

It's a sad day, but the reveal of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition at Tokyo – and LA – really does represent the end of the line for Mercedes' gullwing supercar. All good things come to an end. Even if we might have hoped for a slightly more tasteful finish in this particular instance.